Weekly News (Dec. 22, 2014)
Cigar News New Alec Bradley Smoking New Blends this morning @alecbradley HQ! It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it! #LiveTrue @AB_SammyP pic.twitter.com/3Ck1JF99JC — Alec Bradley Cigars...
View ArticleQuesada Adding St. Patrick’s Day-Themed Keg Edition
With Oktoberfest already covered, Quesada Cigars is turning to arguably the next most noted beer-drinking holiday for its next release, the Quesada Keg Edition. “Being half Irish I have always wanted...
View ArticleCasa Magna D. Magnus II Getting Three New Sizes in 2015
Quesada Cigars will be expanding its Casa Magna D. Magnus line with three new sizes in 2015, the first of which is scheduled to be released in January. The Casa Magna D. Magnus Trajan is a D-shaped...
View ArticleMontgomery, Ala. Starts Process of Enacting Smoking Ban (Update)
A smoking ban is on the agenda for the Montgomery City Council tonight, but the proposal’s sponsor doesn’t seem to think it will reach a vote as there seems to be several revisions needed before it has...
View ArticleWeekly News (Dec. 29, 2014)
Cigar News Casa Magnus Domus Magnus II Line Adding Three New Sizes Cuba Rica Ships Limitada, New Testarosso Vitola Padrón Ships 50th Anniversary Humidor Quesada Announces St. Patrick’s Day-Themed Keg...
View ArticleGuillermo León by La Aurora W. Curtis Draper 126th Aniversario Lancero
W. Curtis Draper has been around for a bit of time and because of that they regularly enjoy celebrating its anniversaries with specially-commissioned cigars. Last year the Washington D.C. store went to...
View ArticleGadsden, Ala. Delays New Smoking Ban
Smokers in Gadsden, Ala. were counting down the final days of being a city without a smoking ban, as an ordinance passed by the city council in mid-June was set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015....
View ArticleDavidoff Limited Edition 2015 Year of the Sheep
As it has done for the previous two years, Davidoff’s annual limited edition made its first appearance in late November. Despite the pair of releases before it, confusion seems to exist surrounding all...
View ArticleTatuaje M80 Returning
At least two of what Pete Johnson has described as “too many store exclusives” for 2015 will be something familiar. The Tatuaje Cigars owner took to his private Saints & Sinners forum to give a...
View ArticleMaya Selva Gives Villa Zamorano New Look
Maya Selva Cigars is updating the packaging for its Villa Zamorano line, with a pair of new looks headed to retailers both in the U.S. and abroad. Villa Zamorano is the company’s cost-conscious brand,...
View ArticleSeñorial 65th Anniversary
To say it’s been a big year for José Blanco would be somewhat of an understatement. He started his own company, Las Cumbres Tabaco, and launched the first line – Señorial. In October as part of his...
View ArticleWest Springfield, Mass. Bans Smoking at Parks
As of Jan. 1, smoking in and around most business and public parks in West Springfield, Mass. will be illegal. The West Springfield Board of Health recently approved the “WEST SPRINGFIELD PROHIBITING...
View ArticleTen Questions for 2015
Last year, I said it was hard to believe it was the fourth iteration of this annual column. It’s even harder to believe this is year five, but it’s December again. The premise is simple: 10 questions I...
View ArticleEspinosa Cigars Ships The Alibi
Espinosa Cigars gave a small group of retailers a special Christmas present recently, as the first cigar in the company’s The Backroom Series began shipping to the three Espinosa-branded lounges across...
View ArticleDavidoff Oro Blanco
Of course we are. Earlier this year, Davidoff head Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard gave a presentation updating the media and public on the state of the Swiss company. While it was not an event to announce...
View ArticleBan on Smoking in New York State Parks Upheld
A ban on smoking in New York state parks and recreation areas is back on after the state’s Supreme Court, Appellate Division overturned a lower court’s ruling on Wednesday. The five justices of the...
View ArticleGolden, Colo. Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect Today
Golden, Colo. will start the new year with a new smoking ban, as a piece of legislation passed at the end of August goes into effect today. Smoking is now banned the majority of public spaces,...
View ArticleBeaver County, Pa. Starts New Year With New Smoking Ban
There’s a new smoking ban in effect today in Beaver County, Pa., as an ordinance passed on Nov. 13 now prohibits smoking on county property and parking areas. The ban covers all interior and exterior...
View ArticleAnother (Holy Grail Week)
Three years ago today, halfwheel.com went live. A lot has changed since then, but there are a few traditions we’d like to keep alive. One of them is internally-known as “holy grail week.” When we...
View ArticleViaje Oro Fuerza (2008)
In January of 2008, after brief experiences in both cigar retail and as a talent agent in Los Angeles, Andre Farkas officially started the Viaje Cigar Co., a cigar company that was built around the...
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